The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-04
DURING THE WEEK.
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favorable for grand success with the exception of
rain, winch commenced soon after the encampment
opehe ihere are 800 tents erected in the parks,
aIWithh radius of two and half miles, sufficient
! TO accommodate $4,000 soldiers-more than are
III the entire United States army Many of the
! Grand Army men have tents for themselves and
family, preterring them to hotels and boarding
houses some of the tents are pitched right in the
center OF the city. Thomas J. Perry carpenter
sixty years of age, who lived in Nashville, Tenn.
! committed suicide in that city by swallowing an
| overdose of morphine and peppermint He had
peen on a spree of weeks duration, and il is sup
posed that was the cause for tie deed. The Ten
nesSee state fair opened with an attendance of 5000
people, despite the rain, which commenced about
| the TIME the show opened. In the baby show the
| prize Tor twins was taken by William Alexander
ana BESSIE Barbara, six-months-old children of Mr.
| ana MIS- Andrew Bonnie, of Nashville. The prize
ior the two-year-olds was carried off by William
llI Johnson also of that city....A shock of earth
quake was felt at Santiago, Cuba, and Baraeoa.
| IN THE CfrY-Grant Lamar, probably the young
est murderer on record is trial for his life in the
superior court. He is in his eleventh year, while
MS victim was only fourteen. The murder occurred
IN West End on the 9th of last July. Grant Lamar
Greene Andrews and William Davis, three little
negroes, were in meat market when they got into
| a playful discussion, which soon grew into row
ana resulted III Lamar sticking shoe knife into the
heatt Oh Greene Andrews. The testimony goes to
| snow that Andrews was the aggressor, and Lamar
tu W use MS kllle IN Seif-uelenSe Andrews fol-
lowed Lamar two or three blocks, quarreling with
| hun, when he suddenly raped him over the head
win Il heavy stick, after which Lamar drew his
| khle ana dealt him severe blow, which resulted
III death in a few minutes ..... Patrick Kearnev, a
| stone mason, was knocked down and run over by
| train of freight cars which were being switched
over Pryor street crossing lie was under the nlr-
! ence OF liquor and was horribly mangled, his right
arm ana right leg being crushed SO badly that
pu'atlon was necessary. 1t is impossible for him to
| lve..".William Henry Bishop, former employe of
the East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia railroad,
| was picked up near the track of that road, near
| Hamet, i'll an unconscious condition He was
| Drought TO the city, and upon examination by DR..
Nioolson, the physician for the road it was found
| that large hole had been knocked in his head
No one seems to know how he was hurt, unless he
| sat down on the track and went to sleep, and was
knocked off by passing train at night. He died
| soon after reaching the city.
| Wednesday, September 2S.-The great boat
| race between the American soop Volunteer and
the Scotch cutter Thistle for the international cup
| came off, with the Volunteer away in the lead
| Fifty thousand people witnessed the race q large
portion of them being Europeans. 1t required 800
steamships, river steamers, tugs, steam yachts sail
ing yachts and boats improvsed for the OCCASION to
carry lhe people out to witness what promised to be
the greatest contest the world had ever seen The
| volunteer Leaf the foreigner SO badly that the
latter's most enthusiastic champions have only to
| say That something unexplGnable is the matter
with the Thistle Tho Thistle is undoubtedly the
best yacht that ever represented England and the
| Volunteer is probably the fastest yacht that was
ever built in Amerca.....A passenger coach on the
| Alabama Great Southern railroad, near Payne was
thrown from the track, caused from broken rail.
Eighteen persons were injured some quite seriously
THE Salvation Army of Macon has dwindled
down 10 six active soldiers and it is said that the
city authorities will give them orders to leave the
city between now and the opening of the state fair
AN unknown man was killed ON the Nashville
Chattanooga and ST. Louis railroad His left ann
| and left leg were severed from his body There
were no papers about this person to identity him.
and he was buried in the potter's field at Chata-
| n0oga.....The body OF negro woman was found in
| the Chattahoochee river few miles below Column
! bus She had been dead several days when found.
IN THE CfTY-Pat he6rney the stone mason who
so horribly mangled by the cars at Pryor street
crossing, died from his injuries. Dr. JaInes A.
| Gray, well known and highly successful ! hysi-
cian died at his residence, No. Church street after
| an illness of twenty one days with typhoid fever.
| DR.. Gray had many friends in Atlanta, and when
he dlcd ms bed was surrounded with several brother
| physicians and number OF synpathizing friends
| DR.. Gray was Mason, and will be buried with Ma.
| sonic honors.....Two ten cent shows have pitched
their tents in Atlant Mr. Alfredo Barili has ten
dered the Confederate Veterans association benefit
| concert to be given the last week in OctoberA
drunken negro Loarded Piedmont exposition
street and refused to pay his fare and the driver
| put him oil, whereupon he threw a large stone
through one Of the car windows, barely missing a
| ladys head. Recorder Anderson requested him to
pay fine of $50 and cost ana to give bond of 500
for assault with intent TO murder
Thursday, September 30. The last spike in
| the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad
| driven by Congressman Allen Of Mississippi at
| GUN station, 90 miles west of birmingham Presi-
dent George II. NettlCton, accompanied by several
| citizens of Kansas City and Memphis, arrived in
| Birmingham on the first throul h train and were
royalty entertained by the members of the chamber
| of commerce ii is said to be one of the best built
and equipped roads south of the Ohio river. Three
| young men-Whatley, Walsh and Brttton--who had
| been out on a hunting expedition, two miles north
| of BrCwnlee Ga, took shelter under an old out.
house from the rain, Britton ana one of the others
| became engaged in friendly tusse when a gun
| was discharged, blowing off the left Of BrittOn
...... The people of EIliay, Ga were thrown into a
| fever of excitement by the announcement that
| Samuel w. Smith, of that place, had commit, d
! suicide by hanging himself with a rope in a barn
| lie was hanging when found from a jOist in the
! La IN, with his hands tied behind him. The sun
! posed cause Of the deed was temporary INSANITY.
| A large and enthusiastic meeting was held in
Augusta to denouEce the coercion act and the atti
! tude Of tie English government toward LELAND
| Resolutions were unanimously adopted heartily
! sympathi4ing with Mr. Palncn, Mr. Gladstone and
their Supporters in their efforts u emancipae tie
| Irish people and give them government in which
| they win have "a controlling voice
IL TIE CiTY--1Ac remains of DR.. James A. GRAY
were inferred in WcstYieW cemetery in the rresance
| Of a large concourse Of nourners. . Dr. g. W Gard
! ner the man who was convicted of lorneation and
adultery in the city court, and who YVES sentenced
| 10 a year imprisonment in the Fulton county iaIl
| is rapidly breaking down in health. Dr. Robert
| Westmoreland has made him a number of yisjs I'm
| the "a t few days....The remains Of Pat Kearnev
who was killed at the Pryor street crossing last
| Tuesday were laid 10 rest ia Oakland ceTnetery
| An engine drawing an East Tennessee ulfs( nqcr
train ran into Georgia Pacific Height car at Vico-
ria crossing, tearing up the car and damaging the
engine 10 some extent...Both United States courts
| will be in full blast next week. large number If
damage suits have betn transferred from the sure
rior courts Of various counties 10 these courts The
criminal do, X ~ is very heavy
Friday, September 3O--The democratic con.
yenCol Of the Sixth district nominated Colone
s. " Robertson of Baton Rouge La Tor congress-
10 succeed his father, tie late Colonel H. w. Rob
ertson.... Collector Bradley, Of South Carolina
| appointed Colonel Edward Graft, lawyer Of Green.
vile as deputy collector Of internal revenue for the
fnh south Carolina division, vice Colonel J. l..
Rack regigucd MA large fire IN CbfoaDo doetroved